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          5   G R A M M A R   present perfect and simple past                            e  In pairs, interview each other with the
                                                                                            questions. Ask for more information.
           a  Read the conversation. What are they arguing about?


           b  1 4 1 )))  Read the conversation again, and put the verbs in the          HAVE YOU EVER..
              present perfect or the simple past. Then listen and check.
                                                                                        •  bought or sold something on
                                                                                          eBay or a similar site


                                                                                        •  lost a credit card or
                                                                                          your wallet

                                                                                        •  saved for something for a               What?
                                                                                          long time

                                                                                                        •  wasted money on something
                                                                                                            you've never used

                                                                                                               •  won any money
                                                                                                                 (e.g., in a lottery)

                                                                                                               •  lent money to someone
                                                                                                                 who didn't pay
                                                                                                                 you back
                                                                                                                                   When?
                                                                                        •  bought something online and then
                                                                                          discovered that it was a scam

                                                                                        •  been charged too much in a restaurant








                David  11haven’t seen (see) those shoes before. Are they new?
                Kate  Yes. 12 __________________ (just buy) them. Do you like them?
                D  They're OK. How much3____________they____________ (cost)?
                K  Oh, not much. They4______________ (be) a bargain. Under $100.
                D  You mean $99.99. That isn’t cheap for a pair of shoes.
                   Anyway, we can’t afford to buy new clothes right now.
                K  Why not?
                D  5____________________ you____________________ (see) this?
                K  No. What is it?
                D  The phone bill. I t 6_____________________ (come) this morning.
                   And w e7____________________ (not pay) the electricity bill yet.            How
                K  Well, what about the iPad you8______________ (buy) last week?
                                                                                              much?
                D  What about it?                                                                        /   What
                K  You9_____________________ (not need) a new one. The old one                           happened?
                   10__________________________________ (work) just fine.
                D  But 111______________________________(need) the new model.
                K  Well, 112 ___________________________ (need) some new shoes.
                                                                                            Have you ever bought or      Yes, I sold my
                                                                                            sold something on eBay?       old computer.
           c  Do we use the present perfect (PP) or simple past (SP)...?
               1  for a completed action in the past  ______                                Who did you sell it to? How
                                                                                            much did you sell it for?
               2  for recent actions when we don't ask / say exactly when  ___
           d  > - p.134 Grammar Bank 2A. Learn more about the present
              perfect and simple past, and practice them.




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